SM's Top 100 NES/Famicom games

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Well, I spendt a few hours on this and winged it as best I could - Here's a visual guide to the top 100 NES/Famicom games 100-2.

http://satoshimatrix.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/satoshimatrix-top-100-nesfamicom-games-list-50percent.png

[charles__99]

Well, I spendt a few hours on this and winged it as best I could - Here's a visual guide to the top 100 NES/Famicom games 100-2.

http://satoshimatrix.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/satoshimatrix-top-100-nesfamicom-games-list-50percent.png


Awesome job,
I got excited when I saw that you posted, thinking it was your number 1 pick, but this is great as well!

[Sparkster]

Cripes... I step away from DP after getting to #30, and go through the rest of the list only to find that #1 isn't there yet?

Ah well, looking forward to finding out what it is.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Hey guys, sorry about the delay - I'm finally done! Here's the last entry in my top 100 NES/Famicom games list!

Here is what I consider to be unquestionably the best game on the hardware. Thanks for everyone who has supported me through this! Rest assured, I will be doing top ## lists for other systems in the future, just probably not right away.

Anyway for now, enjoy!

http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/top-100-nesfamicom-games-list-1/

[FoxNtd]

HAHAHAHAHA such a complete asshole for an introduction for the final post. I knew it was some sort of April Fool's joke so scrolling down revealed the truth. Nice joke though. :)

The game you chose is an interesting choice. (I'm omitting the name to avoid spoiling it for anyone who hasn't seen the article yet.) It's definitely one of the treasures I'd like to snag one day.

Now that the list is complete, my friend and I brainstormed some titles that make us ask, how the hell did these fail to make the list? So here are some titles we were shocked to see go unnamed!

Spartan X
Challenger
Ai Senshi Nicol
Arumana no Kiseki
Zanac
Recca
Dragon Quest
Fire Emblem
Just Breed
Esper Dream
Lagrange Point
Cocoron
Green Beret
Rollergames
Gyruss
Datsugoku
Madura no Tsubasa

Out of all of those, I have to pick Dragon Quest as the biggest surprise for failing to make the list. Also, it was neat to see Famicom Wars appear on the list but no FE or JB? :puppydogeyes:

Did any of those get overlooked? Which ones were considered but still omitted? Would be interesting to see what went into the decision process. :popcorn:

I always felt that Zanac is underrated because it is a technological marvel. The game size is tiny and fits on only one side of an FDS disk. The screen can be filled with projectiles and you will rarely encounter any kind of slowdown, and combined with the unique adaptive artificial intelligence, it's an amazing piece of programming. Oh yeah, it's also a really good game. :)

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Of course, the list is the top 100 games that appeal to me personally. It isn't a definitive list because there can be no such thing. To me, while I like most of the games you mentioned, there were simply games I liked more.

As I've said on the offset of each part, the NES and Famicom saw over two thousand releases worldwide. Narrowing that number down to even 500 worthy games is tricky, so you begin to see the problem of limiting it just to the top 100. My top 100 very likely is shaped different than most people's, and once you accept that you can appreciate it for what it is. The only thing I can say about my list is that I explain my reasons and stand by them. You are completely free to disagree and arrange your own top 100. In fact, I'd love to read it myself if you can back up your reasoning and give the level of detail I have.

[FoxNtd]

That leads to something I had in mind. You could make several Top 100 lists shaped a certain way. As we both can see, it's too difficult to try to simply make a "best" list, so focusing on certain areas more than others will produce different lists. As I mentioned Zanac we could look at what are the best crafted titles; what games show some amazing work from the programmers that show what the console can do. Crisis Force definitely pushes the FC hard graphically. I did play that cart before and I could feel the FC straining on that game. Such a list could expand into a demonstration of the variety of games that had special hardware enhancements. Akumajou Densetsu, Lagrange Point, Battle Formula... :)

Games like Dragon Quest and Fire Emblem I haven't played before, and there would be many other examples of things I never played, so to make a list myself would be.. rather hard. :puppydogeyes:

The idea is neat. I may bring this up with my friend with whom we made that list of games that weren't mentioned in your list. Could be interesting.

If I did make one, I'd mix up what gets thrown in there and give a special reason to why each title was chosen. I couldn't, however, make the ensemble as a "Top 100" but more like "100 titles you have to experience". Probably an interesting way to encompass the wonders of the Famicom realm. :popcorn:

Nevertheless this presented list was cool and had some nice surprises with a fantastic amount of depth. :)

[Satoshi_Matrix]

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http://retrowaretv.com/satoshi-matrixs-top-100-nesfamicom-games/